The opinion of the court was delivered by: David G. Larimer United States District Judge

DECISION AND ORDER

Plaintiff, Larry Allen, appearing pro se, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services ("DOCS"), alleges that his constitutional rights have been violated in a number of respects by defendants, all of whom were at all relevant times officials or employees of DOCS.

Two of the four defendants, Kirkpatrick and Ford, have moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff has not responded to the motion. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted.

DISCUSSION

I. Plaintiff's Failure to Respond to Defendants' Motion

The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held with respect to a motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rule 12(c) that "[w]here ... the pleadings are themselves sufficient to withstand dismissal, a failure to respond to a 12(c) motion cannot constitute 'default' justifying dismissal of the complaint." Maggette v. Dalsheim, 709 F.2d 800, 802 (2d Cir. 1983). The court has also held that "[t]he same principle is applicable to a motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) to dismiss an action on the basis of the complaint alone." McCall v. Pataki, 232 F.3d 321, 322 (2d Cir. 2000). The court stated in McCall that "[i]f a complaint is sufficient to state a claim on which relief can be granted, the plaintiff's failure to respond to a Rule 12(b)(6) motion does not warrant dismissal." Id. at 323. Accordingly, I will proceed to consider the sufficiency of the complaint, notwithstanding plaintiff's failure to respond to defendants' motion.

II. Plaintiff's Claims

The amended complaint (Dkt. #12) alleges that on January 26, 2006, while plaintiff was working in the mess hall at Wende Correctional Facility, he was accidentally splashed with hot water on his left arm and leg. Although he requested immediate medical attention, plaintiff was told to wait until next day's sick call. Plaintiff was seen my medical staff the following day and transported to an outside hospital, where he was diagnosed as having suffered second degree burns.

(1) "Negligence in failing to provide adequate Equipment to secure plaintiff Body Party [sic] from Hot Water"; (2) "Negligence In providing immediately [sic] Treatment for Plaintiff's Injuries and subject him to Cruel and Unusual Punishment in violation of the Eight [sic] Amendment of the United States Constitution"; and (3) "Deliberate Indifference to Plaintiff Health by failing to provide proper instruction and Supervision." Dkt. #12 at 5.

Defendant Kirkpatrick is named in the caption of the complaint, but not elsewhere in that pleading. There are simply no factual allegations against him at all, other than that he was the Superintendent of Wende at the time of the underlying events.

Although it could be inferred that plaintiff is alleging that Kirkpatrick is liable for failing to train or supervise the other defendants, such a claim cannot stand absent some factual allegations to support it. In order to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, the complaint must set forth sufficient factual allegations "to raise a right to relief above the speculative level." Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (citations omitted). Where a plaintiff "ha[s] not nudged [his] claims across the line from conceivable to plausible, [his] complaint must be dismissed." Id. at 570. Plaintiff has not done so, and his claims against Kirkpatrick are therefore dismissed.

As to Ford, the only mention of him is plaintiff's allegation that when he was splashed with the hot water, Ford asked plaintiff if he was badly burned, and plaintiff responded, "I don't know, but it sure does burn and hurt." Dkt. #12 ¶¶ 2, 3. The complaint alleges that Ford "advised plaintiff to wait," and that plaintiff was "sent back to his cell after completion of his work shift." Id. ¶ 3.

The complaint further alleges that later that evening, after plaintiff had returned to his cell, his leg and arm began to blister, and he informed a different C.O. about his injuries, but was told to wait until the next morning to sign up for ...

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